life estate pur autre vie

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Definition of life estate pur autre vie in English English dictionary

An estate in land which is given by a grantor to a party only for the duration of the life of a third party, and for which ownership will revert to another upon the death of that third party

Example: Joe gives property to Mike for the life of Bob; Joe has created a life estate pur autre vie for Mike, but when Bob dies, the property automatically reverts to Joe.

Hyphenation

life es·tate Pu·r autre vie

Etymology

() From life estate + French pour ("for"), autre ("another"), vie ("life").